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Welcome to Hatmaker ...

Hatmaker is located in Branch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatmaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Hatmaker is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hatmaker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hatmaker: 517

Communities Also Named Hatmaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hatmaker - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hatmaker.

Websites for Hatmaker ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hatmaker, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Hatmaker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hatmaker.

  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sturgis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Angola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
    • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
  • Bronson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fremont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Quincy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Colon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
  • Reading
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hatmaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hatmaker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hatmaker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hatmaker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatmaker. See our Newspapers Page for Hatmaker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hatmaker ...

Looking for more information about Hatmaker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hatmaker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hatmaker.

Adding Hatmaker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hatmaker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hatmaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Hatmaker post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hatmaker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatmaker.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hatmaker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Branch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hatmaker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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